Jackson and Hayden Finally Meet...

Introducing Jackson to Snuggly Puppy...

Look at how proud my boys are!!!

Jason and I were both so excited for Jackson and Hayden to finally meet. After a VERY long 9 months of trying to explain that there was indeed a baby in my tummy and that he was going to come out and join our family "soon"...the day had arrived! Mom brought Hayden up to the hospital shortly after Jackson was born, and the first thing his proud big brother wanted to do was hold him. He was so gentle and sweet with him, and even introduced him to his Snuggly Puppy, which shocked Jason and I. NOBODY gets to snuggle Snuggly Puppy except Hayden. :) Hopefully that's a sign of what's to come...lots of sharing and brotherly love!!

Meeting Nana

We were so lucky that Nana was able to get away from her busy life in Iowa and come down here to help us out. She stayed with Hayden while we were in the hospital, not to mention that she surprised us and managed to come down a few days early just to help out...and even stayed an extra day after we were all home! We couldn't have done it without all of her help...and Hayden had a great time getting to spend some quality time with his Nana. Best of all though, she was able to be there and meet Jackson on the day he was born!!! I loved the fact that she was able to come to the hospital this time and that she was able to be one of the first people to get to meet him. Our boys are lucky to have such a great Nana...and I know they're both looking forward to spending some time with her this summer!! Love you Mom!

Welcome to the World Jackson Kinnick Jason Morehead!

Dr. Morris showing off Jackson...his very first photo!!!
He showed us what a strong set of lungs he has right from the start!!!

A tad unhappy...but SO stinkin perfect!!!

Taa-Daa...7 lbs 12 oz...our BIG baby boy!!!

2 very proud parents and our new baby angel!

Jackson Kinnick Jason was born on February 19th at 8:01 am. He weighed 7 lbs 12 oz and was 19 1/4 inches long. The c-section was MUCH less traumatic that I had imagined, and actually went off without much of a hitch. It took less than 10 minutes from when I recieved my spinal block until he was out...which absolutely amazed Jason and I and made it all seem so surreal. I fell in love with him the moment Dr. Morris stepped around the curtain and showed him to me (Jason was too chicken to look until he was cleaned up a bit)...and we were ALL suprised to see how much our big man weighed...almost 2 full pounds more than his big brother's birth weight! No wonder I was so stinkin' uncomfy!! Lucky Daddy was the first to hold him (again) and their bond was immediate! We were so happy and relieved that it was all over and that everyone was healthy...it was an amazing day for the Morehead family!

On Our Way to the Hospital...

This was it...the morning of THE BIG DAY!!! Jason and I had to be at the hospital at 6, so we were up at at 'em at 5. Needless to say we were both nervous wrecks, but at the same time, I think we were both starting to feel the excitement of getting to meet out son, and knew he would be here in a matter of hours! Now, 12 days later, I can't believe it's all over...but at the same time, it seems like Jackson has been here forever. He really does complete our little family, and we are all very much in love with him already...

Mr. Scrambles

Hayden with Mr. Scrambles
Nana and Hayden hiding their eyes while Daddy hides Mr. Scrambles

The cool spoon that is for the Spoon Race game...Hayden wants to use it for eating his dinner...hmmm...maybe he'd actually feed himself then!!

Daddy, Hayden and Nana playing a Mr. Scrambles game

Our friends Jamie, Chris, Devin and Gavin sent Hayden a "Big Brother" gift (how sweet, right!?!?), and boy do we have a blast with that thing! It's a game called Mr. Scrambles, and Hayden LOVES it!! Thanks so much for thinking of him guys!!! It was very sweet of you...love you all muches!

Our Sick Baby

Poor Hayden got THE WORST case of the flu again this year!!! Our poor baby was down with it for 6 LONG days...but after several days of not eating, a few visits to the doctor's office, many bottles of Gatorade, and countless bedding changes later, he's finally back to normal. It was SO hard to see him SO sick for SO long. Last year when he had this same flu, he really didn't act a whole lot different, but this time, he literally just laid in bed and slept for DAYS. We couldn't get him to keep anything down (thank goodness for anti-nausea meds), and any time we though we were in the clear...SURPRISE...not so much. We're so happy that he's back to his old self again...hopefully we won't have to deal with that for at least another year...

Meeting Daddy at the Park for a Picnic!!!

A few weeks ago we had some pretty awesome weather here in KC...and lucky for us, Daddy was able to meet us for a picnic and some play time at the park!! It was an fun way to spend some time with Daddy...can't wait to do it again!!!

Testing the Baby Gear

It's hard to believe that this used to be Hayden's carseat...we really don't realize how much he's grown until we see things like this!